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**Parameters**

`datePattern`
:   The date format. Refer to the [`DateTimeFormatter` documentation](https://docs.oracle.com/en/java/javase/14/docs/api/java.base/java/time/format/DateTimeFormatter.html) for the syntax. If `null`, the function returns `null`.

`dateString`
:   Date expression as a string. If `null` or an empty string, the function returns `null`.

`options`
:   (Optional) Additional options for date parsing, specifying time zone and locale as [function named parameters](/reference/query-languages/esql/esql-syntax.md#esql-function-named-params).